by | May 1, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Dr. Betty Farmer, professor of communication and public relations, has been providing leadership communication training for North Carolina Department of Public Health leaders and staff since September 2022. She collaborates with the NCPH workforce development...
by Mykala Anderson | Apr 30, 2025 | News
Seven communication students received department-awarded scholarships, which will be effective in the Fall of 2025. Each student received a scholarship established by former communication department members or partners in the community. Bethan Wallace and Brooke...
by | Apr 30, 2025 | Alumni Spotlight, News
Western Carolina University communication department alumnus, Ryan Carpenter, shared his career journey and insight as an audio professional. Ryan Carpenter graduated from WCU in May 2024 with a B.S. in communication, concentrating in broadcasting, and a minor in...
by | Apr 1, 2025 | Uncategorized
Two students from the Western Carolina University communication program shared their research on digital dating abuse among college students at the Research and Scholarship Conference (RASC) on March 19, 2025. This presentation contributed more information and...
by | Mar 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, Faculty Focus, News
Dr. Mindy Weathers of the communication department will receive tenure this spring at Western Carolina University. Weathers has been a professor at WCU for two years and was a tenured Associate Professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dedication...
by Mykala Anderson | Mar 31, 2025 | Faculty Focus
Professors Candary Noltensmeyer, Katerina Spasovska and Matt Binford presented at the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning on February 25 at Georgia Southern University. The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, or SoTL, is an interdisciplinary conference where...
by Mykala Anderson | Feb 28, 2025 | News
Each February, generations of Catamounts celebrate I Love WCU month by giving to programs, reflecting on their time at Western and participating in service projects. This year, the department participated by having students share their love for WCU and experiences...
by | Feb 28, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
Drs. Georgia Ennis and Vincent Russell received a Provost grant for research on social media use by indigenous Ecuadorian women this summer in Napo, Ecuador. The one-week social media workshop will provide training for members of the Association of Upper Napo Kichwa...
by | Jan 31, 2025 | Department News Slider, News
The Western Carolina University Department of Communication received donations totaling $1,600 for student opportunities at the end of the fall 2024 semester. The donations came from responses to the department head’s note in the December 2024 Communication...
